Chinking and daubing

Oct 072019
 
May 2019: The last part of the project, was to do the chinking and daubing. The mixture used was based on recommendations from Texas Historical Commission, and the work performed by a man recommended by Bosque Museum.
Seen from North-East.
Close-up of the result.
Seen from South-West.

New door

Oct 072019
 
December 2018: A new door was made by cedar panels. The old hinges were re-used, and an old lock was brought from Norway.

Replacing the roof

Oct 072019
 
May/June 2018: Installation of cedar rafters.
Cedar panels for supporting the shakes.
The gables were built by small cedar logs. This is more authentic than the vertical panels.
Gable at the front.
Cedar shakes in place. Now the roof was finished.
Seen from North.

Logs and limestones

Oct 072019
 
April/May 2018: One of the logs had been damaged due to a water leak, and needed to be replaced.
Here is the log removed from the cabin, and a new log is being prepared.
Here the new log is installed. In addition limestones were laid under the cabin.
The rocks under the rest of the cabin.

Removal of shed addition

Oct 072019
 
April 2018: The first step, was to remove the added shed, to get access to the log walls, and the roof on the cabin.

The log cabin before restoration

Oct 072019
 
2017: The log cabin had been modified during the years. When we started on the restoration work, it had an added shed, steel roof, and parts of the walls were covered with cedar panels. This had kept the logs in a quite good condition.
The door was not original, and the condition was poor. The gables were covered with vertical cedar panels.
The North side of the added shed was covered with steel plates.

2018 At CP Farm

Jul 102019
 
2018-11-25
2018-12-05 White Tailed Deer
2018-12-08 Cardinal
2018-12-08 Velvet
2018-12-23 The stars at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas.
2018-12-08 Now we are ready to leave after another great stay here at CP Farm. We enjoyed every day, and spent time with many of our friends here in Clifton. Now we are ready for a Norwegian Christmas, and will leave the farm back to our other inhabitants.

2018 Norwegian Country Christmas Tour

Jul 102019
 
2018-11-01 Now we have finalized the wall in the barn, and we think it looks great. Today we will smoke salmon.
2018-11-30
2018-11-30 Now we are ready for the Norwegian Country Christmas Tour. We look forward to see you at CP Farm. We do not have large quantities, but as long as it lasts, you will have the possibility to taste and buy some of our smoked salmon. Welcome.
2018-11-30
2018-12-01 What a great day for the Norwegian Country Christmas Tour. A lot of visitors came by, and we really appreciate to experience the interest for what we are doing here. Thank you all for visiting.
We will also thank Bryan Jameson for joining us, and tell about the excavation work, and to thank the hostesses and parking attendants for assisting us during the day.
2018-12-01
2018-12-01
2018-12-01
2018-12-02 Cleng Peerson’s cabin, with star tracks.

CP Farm Opening

Feb 082016
 

On December 4, 2015, CP Farm was officially opened. Invited guests from USA and Norway were present, and several speeches were given.

Mary Orbeck opens CP Farm.

Mary Orbeck opens CP Farm.

Our dear friend Mary Orbeck, whose great grandfather Ove Colwick lived at this place, gave the opening speech.

Rebecca Shelton and Carlyn Hammons announced the listing in the National Register.

Rebecca Shelton and Carlyn Hammons announced the listing in the National Register.

Representatives from Texas Historical Commission announced that the property has been officially listed in the National Register of Historical Places.

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Left to Right: Vidar Aarhus (The Historical Society of Tysvær), Ingvar Frøyland & Arvid Vallestad (Municipality of Tysvær), Eldbjørg Djønne-Stuve & Thomas Mannes (owners), and Sigmund Lier (Mayor of Tysvær).

The Municipality of Tysvær was represented by the Head of Culture Ingvar Frøyland, Mayor Sigmund Lier, and CEO Arvid Vallestad. They expressed their appreciation of the work done at CP Farm and contributed to the support of future work by the gift of a check in the amount of NOK 10.000. The Historical Society of Tysvær, represented by its leader Vidar Aarhus, also contributed to CP Farm in the same amount.

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